Bobbin or quill stripping machine.



C. S. SMART & W. W. LINDER. BOBBIN 0R QUILL STRIPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-, 28. I913.

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Patented June 22, 1915.

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C. S. SMART & W. W UNDER. BOBBIN 0R QUILL STHIPPING MACHINE.

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BOBBIN 0R QUILL STRIPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28 1913. 1,144,006, Patented June 22, 1915.

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C. 8. SMART & W. W UNDER. BOBBIN 0R QUlLL STRIPPlNG MACHiNE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 28,1913.

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CHARLES S. SMART AND WALTER W. LINDEIR, 0F COOLEEMEE, NORTHCAROLINA;SAID LINDER ASSIGNOR TO THEODORE V. TERRELL, OF COOLEEMEE, NORTHCAROLINA.

BOBBIN OR QUILL STRIPPING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Application filed November 28, 1913. Serial No. 803,575.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES S. SMART and WALTER \V. Lmnnu, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Cooleemee, in the county of Davie andState of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Bobbin or QuillStripping Machine; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a new and useful improved bobbin or quillstripping machine.

As one of the objects of the invention, it is the aim to provide animproved machine for econoinizing expense of labor.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a machine forstripping the yarn from any form or construction of bobbin or quill, forinstance such as Draper feeler quills, Draper cone quills, or Cromptoncone quills with shuttle spring groo es f and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine having means forholding or handling the quills from the same ends that are handled orheld by the shuttle of a weaving machine or a spinning machine, therebypreventing the noses of the quills becoming injured or burred, which isa common occurrence with the machines now in use.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a machine of thisnature, the operating parts of which are so timed, arranged andconstructed, as to more accurately and ellicieutly cooperatecoordinately in order to strip or remove the waste with greaterrapidity, said operating parts having improved connections with a singledriven shaft, which imparts movement to said parts.

One of the features of construc ion is the provision of a hopper throathaving a dis charge mouth including quill holding jaws at one end.

Another feature of construction is the provision of an intermittent feedmechanism for feeding the quills one at a time from the throat to thedischarge mouth between the jaws thereof, in combination with means,whereby as each quill is fed between the mouth jaws, the remainingseries of quills is checked or retarded. I

Another feature of the invention is the provision of a quill dischargingmember, for discharging each quill immediately subsequently to beingstripped from the jaws of the discharge mouth.-

A further feature of the invention is the provision of a recij'irocatingdevice having springtensioned stripping jaws for stripping the wastefrom. the quill, said reciprocatorv device being connected to a singledriven. member, which also operates means which in turn opeiatos amember on the reciprocating device which in turn. throws the strippingends of the stripping jaws toether at pre-iletermined perio", in orderto remove the waste from the ,uill, in a manner would. be accomplishedby human hands.

In practical fields the general construction as well as the detailfeatures thereof may be subjected to alterations, to which the patenteesare entitled, provided the alterations fall within the scope of what isclaimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set for*!. shown in the drawings and claimed.

In .e drawings :Figure 1 is an end view of the improved quill strippingmachine constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a Viewin side elevation showing the stripping jaws in the act of movingdownwardly to remove or strip the waste from a quill. Fig. 3 is a planview. Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of one end of the strippingmachine, showing the feed mechanism on an enlarged scale, -for feedingthe quills one at a time between the jaws of the discharge mouth, andalso the checking or retarding mechanism, whereby the remaining quillsare checked as each quill is fed to the discharge mouth, and alsoshowing the discharge member for discharging the quill from thedischarge mouth. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 4,showing a quill between the jaws of the discharge mouth, and alsoshowing the stripping ends of the stripping jaws in the act of movingdownwardly. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6(l of Fig. 5, showing aquill between the jaws of he discharge mouth. Fig. 7 is a detail view inperspective of one of the jaws of the discharge mouth. Fig. 8' anenlarged vertical sectiona view on line 88 of Fig. 1, also showing thestripping jaws in the act of moving downwardly to strip a quill. Fig. 9is an enlarged sec- U i are it "ding H: (i099 jaws, by

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Frame of m!;, (n-3.----' ['he frame of the machine designated by thenumeral 1, comihe end ri'nndariig 2 ViliQi- :ue. in tho presentinstance: in the form of castings. 531i)" stantially triangular incontour. These skeleton standards are mnnecteoi and rein- "(m-w] mintiveto one another by the lower c; am? i secured in place by the nuts 5. w mends of the standards are 00niuni aim braced by the elongated h s 0 andscoured in place by the hoits 1mm? mi ggoi''ion of each standard is-m1;-:trutted with :1 vertical recess 9, par 11 .2111 Vhhaptxi, Theplates ('3 and 7 are htlfiflid :1 part as illustrated.

i i-0 7' and tlz maz.--l lxten iing from htnmhnmi to standard is a quillcontaining throat 30, each end of which is arranged in the recesses S)of the standards. The roar portion of die throat or passage issubstantialiy hmimntdily, while the forward poir- Li n isi ciinmi d:)wnWai-d1y.

.ihe siihza 11 of the throat comprisv the m? lower hoax-(is or plates 12and i he mi hmnis or plates are seemed above in phiti -s G and, '1',While the boards- 1?; are angvti below. The hoards Q cured in piano bythe stra n; '4, which turn are secured by the Ft 15, and bolts and nuts16 and 17, W iich hold :etr'aps H to the phit a 6 and 5. boards 12 attheir forward portions": are a cured in pl: (:0 by the straps 19 st 319, and the omits and nuts 20 and 21, the: B01134 :20 s are the strzzpa38 to the plates 3 mini 7. r Phi-1: oi the boards 12 are a t wgwl tovonfm'm with the rocess 9 of tho T051? ir ijfindiiffi. which recess 9 ofthe rear stand a m1 is fml'tif Hy wedge or V-shapeci, which i i preventh'iwn ard dispiacwuent of the hoards ii at the rear. The lower cc'igo pitions of tho hum-Gs 12 are connected by the imttom hami 0' gtrips Q2 andQ3 SQCIEF i in place. hy tho HHWVW; M. Secured u 'mnthe upper edgvs ofthe boards 13 by any mitubie U'WHHS snob FCTGWS 26 are metallic guidetracks; 37, which are engaged by the rings of tho diiittit hohiing ends29 of the quills 1Z0, Ox ing to tiw rings of the quiiisheing :iillld inmu Motion. hey will oasily slide (imin new inclined portions of thetracks to 111: di-t-ziml'ge month of tho throat. The Mflizzps H mnvtricte i with oflm'isimm 34 indium, uniiy and secured to tho hoards l;moi-m of the scrows 3 as: shown coiiin hi and l The hwzdfi ioppw S1 inwhich tho quiihe -Mi ohm: thmo ,n in tho ho 'i :1 3* ions of the (gu kMy in the throw, ti": Jilin ends of the qi gagging the glildfi tmch J'FhaTgQ mouzcii.--lhe (iiswhurgo :mimth ate/(1 bet-Ween the opposit sidesoi the i'i'vvss of tho forward standard. and m ranged in this diachargemonth is a mi; of stationm-y jaws 39 and &0. Eavh jaw upon its innerfat-v at ii iower portion is con strncted with a lip -11 extending theentire is! 5th of the jaw. The forward ends of the upon their adjacentfaces are provid sd with a series of lips 42, between which grooves 43are constructed. These lips and grooves act as teeth, which are engagedby the rings 28 of the ends 29 of the quills 30, that is, when eachquill is fed between the jaws. These jaws 39 and 40 are secured to theplate 45 by means of the bolts and screws 46 and 47. The screws 47 actas pivots for the jaws, while the bolts 46 pass through elongatedopenings 48 of the plate 45. By loosening the bolts 46 the forward endsof the jaws may be adjusted toward or away from one another, in order toarrange the jaws in their proper relative positions to receive theshuttle holding end of a quill. After the forward ends of the jaws havebeen adjusted in their proper positions, the bolts 46 may be tightened.The plate 45 is secured between the ends of the plates 6 and 7 of theframe and the upper end of the forward standards, by virtue of the saidbrlts 8. Secured upon the front face of the forward standard adjacentthe recess and the discharge mouth are facing plates 50, which are heldin place by the screws 51. The forward ends of the jaws 3'9 and 40 areconstructed with horizontally arranged slots 52 and 53. through whichthe quill discharging member or blade 54 moves. The rear end of the jaw40 is provided with a horizontally arranged slot 55, through which thequill feeding element or blade 56 moves, so as to feed the shuttleholding end of the quill from the discharge mouth 2 and between theforward adjacent faces of the jaws 39 and 40. Secured by means of ascrew 57 to the plate 45 is a metal strip 58, which extends downwardlyadjacent the rear edge of the plate 45 and terminates in a spring blade59 disposed beneath the plate 45. The quills when being fed engagebeneath and with the under face of the spring blades 59, in order topartially retard the quills in their movements through the dischargemonth. There are always two quills in the discharge mouth at one time,and when the feeding member or element 56 is-operated, it contacts withthe rear quill of the dis hargc mouth and pushes it forwardly, and whichin turn contacts with the forward quill of the discharge mouth andpushes the same in engagement with the teeth. of the jaws 39 and 40, andthe quill previously in engagement with the .teeth of the jaws 39 and 40is discharged at the dotted line ab in Fig. 8, while the discharge mouthbegins adjacent the right hand side of the dott d line ab. In thismanner it will be seen that the end ortion 63 of the lever 61. will moveover t e rear quill in the rear end of the discharge mouth, so as tocontact with the first quill in the forward end of the throat, therebychecking the remaining quills, which feed by gravity down the inclinedportions of the tracks of the throat. Pivoted to the end portion 65 ofthe lever 61 is a link 66, which in turn is connected to the bifurcatedend 67 of a second link 68, the opposite end of which is likewisebifurcated at 69 at right angles with the bifurcation 67. In the bifurcation 69 the upper end 70 of the lever 71 is pivoted. The lower endof the lever 71 is fixed to a short arm 72 by means of a screw 73, whicharm 72 is in turn fixed by means of threads 74 and a set bolt 75 to asleeve 76 mounted upon a shaft 77. When the sleeve 76 is rocked anoscillatory motion is imparted to the lever 71 and through the linkconnections 66 and 68 the lever 61 is oscillated to check the series ofquills in the throat. One end of the shaft 77 is mounted in a suitablebearing 78 of the forward standards. The end 79 of said shaft is mountedin a suitable bearing 80 of the bracket 81. This bracket or bar 81 issecured by means of bolts 82 to the plate 7, while the lower end of thebracket or bar 81 is sleeved upon the reinforcing rod 4 of the f ame ofthe machine. as shown at 83. Threaded to the end 84 of the sleeve 76 andsecured against movement by a set screw 85 is an arm 86 having a foot87. This foot rides upon the cylindrical surface ofthe collar 88, whichis secured to the driven shaft 89. Located at a suitable place upon thecircumference of the collar is a cam projection 90. As the shaft 89 isdriven in the direction of the arrow 91, the collar 88 (which is securedto the shaft by the set bolts 92) likewise rotates, and when the camprojection en gages the foot 87 the arm 86 is raised, which in turnrocks the sleeve 76, thereby oscillating the lever 71, which in turnactuates the quill checking member. It will be seen that the sleeve 76rocks independently of the shaft 77 on which it is mounted. the collar94 (which is secured to the shaft 77 by the set screw 95) holds thesleeve in itspro,=;:r location.

Quill feedz'm mech/mism.Secured to the forward standard by means of thebolts 96 and nuts 97 is a bracket 98. In a bearing 99 of the bracket anda bearing 100 of the standard a stub shaft 101 is mounted, secured inplace by the set bolt 102. Sleeved upon the stub shaft 101 is a sleeve103 having an arm 104 extending substantially upwardly at one end, and asecond arm 105 at the other end extending substantially sleeved collar162, thereby slidably mounting the same. Secured by suitable screws 163to the collar 162 is a member 164, the lower short arm 165 of whichprojects beyond the lower end of the collar 162, while the upper longarm 166 projects beyond the cross head 149 slightly, the purpose ofwhich arms 165 and 166 will appear presently. As the reciprocating bar145 reaches the end or completion of its full movement, the collar 162is forced downwardly between the semicylindrical surfaces of the buffermembers 167, by reason of the long arm 166 contacting with the long arm168 of the lever 169, the screw 151 preventing the collar againstrotation.

The lower beveled end of the collar designated by the numeral 170 easilypasses between the buffer members. As the collar 162 passes between thebuffer members, the lower short arms 155 of the stripping aws spreadapart against the action of the springs 171, thereby throwing thestripplng ends 172 of the jaws 154 toward one another. These strippingends are angular and directed toward each other having semicircularrecesses 173. The stripping ends when brought together act to remove thewaste from the quill or bobbin, the recesses 173 forming a substantiallycircular opening, in which the shank of the quill 18 received. It willbe observed that the walls of the recesses 173 are beveled as shown at174, thereby affording a rounded edge 175 to contact with the Waste uponthe bobbin. As the waste is removed in a manner as would be accomplishedby human hands, the rounded edges 175 will not scar or injure thecylindrical surface of the quill. The spring 171 is mounted upon thestuds 176. F astened by suitable bolts and nuts 177 to the forardstandard is a bracket late 178, having a bearing 179 for one end 0 thedriven shaft 89. Projecting laterally from the plate 178 is a pair ofspaced apart bracket arms 180 and 181, slidably mounted in which are theenlarged and reduced ortions 182 and 183 of the rod 184, the portion 182being mounted in the arm 181, while the part 183 moves in the arm 180.The lower end of the portion 182 is constructed with a fork 185, inwhich a roller 186 is mounted upon a pin 187. Thisroller 186 rolls incontact with the collar 188, which is secured by the set bolt 189 to thedriven shaft 89. The upper end of the reduced portion 183 of the rod 184is provided with a fork 190, between the forked ends of which upon thepin 191, the short arm 192 of the lever 169 is pivoted, which rockinglever 169 is pivotally mounted upon the pin or bolt 193 of the U-shapedbracket 194 carried by the bracket arm 180.

As the driven shaft 89 rotates the cam projection 195 will contact withthe roller 1.86 so as to reciprocate the rod 184 vertically against theaction of the spring 196, just at a moment when the reciprocating bar145 approaches the end of its vertical movement, thereby throwing thelong arm 168 of the lever 169 downwardly, in order to contact with thelong arm 166 of the member 164, thereby in this manner causing thecollar 162 to move downwardly upon the cylindrical portion 147 of thebar 145, as said bar 145 is in the act of completing its full movementupwardly, and when this collar 162 is thus operated, the lower shortends of the stripping jaws are forced apart, while the stripping endsare forced together, in such wise as to remove the waste yarn or othermaterial from the quill or bobbin. The driven shaft has its end 197mounted in a suitable bearing 198 of the bracket 199, bolted orotherwise secured at 200 to the rear standard of the frame of themachine, and upon this driven shaft 89 fast and loose pulleys 201 and202 are carried. A belt 203 driven by any suitable means (not shown)coiiperates with one or another of the pulleys 101 and 102, there beinga lever 204 pivoted at 205 and having a U-shaped device 206, forshifting the belt from the loose to the fast pulley, as shown clearly inFig. 2. A guide bracket 207 has suitable notches 208 for .holding thelever in different posi- 5 tions. Mounted upon the end 209 of the drivenshaft, so as to rotate therewith by means of the key 210 is a disk wheel211, to which a pitman bar 212 is eccentrically pivoted upon a stud pin213, held in place by a cotter pin 214. The other end 215 of the pitmanbar is pivoted to a stud 216 of a collar 217, fixed by a set bolt 218upon the bar 145. Thus it will be seen by virtue of the pitman barconnected to the disk wheel 211, the vertically reciprocating bar 145will be operated, so as to move the stripping jaws in a manner desired.lVhen the bar 145 is upon its downward movement, as will be understoodfrom Figs. 1, 2 and 8, it will be observedthat just as the bar is aboutto complete its downward movement the lower short arm 165 of the member164 will contact with the bearing 143, and as the bar 145 starts to moveupwardly, the same will slide through the collar 162, which has beenlimited in its downward movement by the bearing 143, independently ofthe downward movement of the bar 145. In this manner the collar 162 willbe moved from between the semi-cylindrical. surfaces of the buffermembers 157, thereby permitting the springs 171 to throw the strippingends of the jaws 154 open, just as the stripping ends reach the lowerend of a quill, immediately after which the quill will be discharged bythe discharging element 54.

The stripping jaws may be constructed as shown in Fig. 15. In otherwords, each jaw may consist of two sections, the body section anda-quill stripping section, which quill stripping section is pivotallyand yieldably mounted upon the body section, and adapted for strippingor removing the waste from a Draper cone quill. However, the pivotallyyieldable stripping section will also strip theform of quill shown inFigs. 1, 2, 3 and 8, or any other form of quill. The extension arm 117is held in contact with the collar 119 and the cam 121. by the spring117mounted upon the stub 117 of the bracket arm 117. This spring alsothrows the feeding device 56 back to its initial position. The quillchecking lever 61 when in its initial position contacts with the screw57, limiting the same such p0 sition.

0pe1'atz'0n.-In the operation of the improved machine, the qullls aredeposited in the hopper, the shanks hanging vertically in the throat,the rings of the shuttle holding ends of the quills engaging the tracks,by their own gravitation the quill slides down the-inclined portions ofthe tracksgtoward and in the mouth, and the pressure and weight of' onequill against the other, as shown in=Fig. 2 tends to keep the mouth wellfed. Power is transmitted to the revoluble shaft 89 by means of the belt203 connected to any suitable source of power, and upon first starting,the lower short arms 155 of the stripping jaws are down adjacent thebearing 143, and the stripping ends 172 of the jaws are spread apart,there being a quill in the teeth of the jaws 39 and 40. As the revolubleshaft 89 starts revolving or rotating in the direction of the arrow 91in Fig. 14, a vertical reciprocatory movement is imparted to the bar145, the stripping jaws moving withthe same vertically. As the bar 145approaches the end of its upward movement, the collar 162 is forceddownwardly between the buffer members 157, by means of the lever 169contacting with the long arm 166 of the member 164, which lever 169 isactuated by the cam 195 on the shaft 89. In this manner the strippingends of the jaws are closed upon the quill between the teeth of the jaws39 and 40, against the action of the spring 171. However, just beforethe bar 145 starts to move upwardly, a quill which has been previouslystripped, is discharged from between the teeth by the discharging member54, owing to the cam 139 actuating the arm 136 which rocks the shaft 77,which in turn oscillates the lever 126. As soon as the foot 137 of thearms 136 passes the cam 139 the discharging member 54 is returned to itsinitial position by the spring 140 instantly, thereby leaving the teethfree to receive another quill. Just so soon as the discharging member 54is restored to its initial position, the quill checking lever 61 isactuated, to

check the gravity feed of the series of quills:

upon the inclined portions of the tracks. When this checking orretarding operation is being performed, the strippingends of the jawshave reached a position substantially midway between their inltial"positions, and their positions adjacent the jaws 39 and 40. As the jaws,that is, the stripping ends thereof,are approaching the end of theirupward movement, the checking member is released and restored to itsinitial position, but the jaws have not begun to close. However, beforethe checkin member is released and restored to its inltial position thefeeding element 56 proceeds 'to operate transversely of the rear end ofthe mouth 33, in order to separate the checked quills and the two uillsin the mouth, the inclined edge 220 o the feeding element acting toforce the two quills in the mouth forwardly, the forward quill of suchtwo quills being forcedbetween the teeth and the jaws 39 and 40, justprior to the closin of the stripping ends of the jaws, and a ter thequill has been pushed between the teeth, the aws then close by theaction of the collar 162, and at the same time the jaws are closing, thefeeding element 56 is returned to its initial position, thereby allowingthe weight of the quills in the throat to keep the mouth well fed. Afterthe jaw is closed, which is accomplished by the col lar 162, the bar 145and the jaws as well as the collar 162 all move downwardly as one body,the stripping ends of the jaws remov-' ing the waste yarn from thequill.

As before stated, just prior to the bar 145 reaching the limit or end ofits downward movement, say for instance, about an inch in practice, theshort arm 165 of the member 164 contacts with'the bearing 143, therebystopping the movement of the collar 162,

that is, with the bar'145, allowing thebar 145 to pass through thecollar, in this manner the collaris removed from between the buffermembers 157, as the bar 145, completes this further movement of an inch,thereby permitting the jaws to instantly open, and

as soon as the jaws are opened the discharging element 54 discharges thestripped quill from between the teeth of the jaws 39; and 40, thedischarged quill falling in any suitable receptacle (not shown) adaptedto be arranged forward of the machine, while the stripped waste slidesdownthe chute 221, and then into another receptacle (not shown),'butwhich is adapted tojbe disposed between the first receptacle and theforward end of the machine This;cycle of Operation is constantlyrepeatedas the revoluble shaft 89 is operated. The discharging elementoperates intermittently, the feeding element and the checkingelemeptgare likewise intermittentlvopenatedpwh ile the bar 145 iscontinuously reeiprocatingl x However, the checking, feeding and discarging elements operate alternately with one another, but all of saidparts and the bar 35 and the stripping jaws operate coiirdinately.

Modified form.

The modified forni of theinvention comprises practically the sameconventional form of frame, as well as the same form of mechanism foroperating the stripping jaw, all of which parts are designated by thesame character heretofore used. However,

'in this form of the invention the stripping jaws are differentlyconstructed. For instance, each jaw comprises av body part 223 and astripping section 224, the stripping section 224 being pivoted to thebottom part at 225. Each stripping section is provided with thestripping ends 226 extending toward one another having the usualsemicircular recesses 227 similar to those shown in Fig. 1 as well asFig. 8. The stripping ends 226 are provided with wipers 228 constructedof any suitable material such as rubber or the like, acting to morethoroughly wipe or strip the waste from the quill, which may be a Draperfeeler quill, or a Draper cone quill, or a Crompton cone quill with ashuttle spring groove. Secured at 229 to the body section is a leafspring 230, the free end 231 of which bears against'a stud 232 of thequill stripping section 224. This stud 232 passes through the upper endof the body section 223. By this construction the stripping sections areyieldable.

its pocket receives the quill as it leavesthe throat. The lower end ofthe tube which forms the .quill throat is constructed with a base plate240, secured to the forward standard by the screws 241. thereby holdingthe tube in a vertical position. However, between the tube and theupperends of the sides of the pocket spaces 242 are provided, the purpose ofwhich will appear later.

Quill checking mechanism.-A quill checking member 243 is adapted tooperate transversely of the slot 244 extending, transversely andpartially through the tube 234. This checking member 243 is guidedthrough the slot 244 by means of the angular arm 245, secured at 246 tothe tube 234. A shoulder 247 is formed upon the checking member adaptedto contact with the tube to'limit the movement of the checking member.The checking member at one end has one of its edges beveled or curvedoff as shown at 248, so that as the checking member is with drawn fromthe slot, the quill is released, so as to drop into the pocket. Theother end of the checking member is provided with an ear 249,40 which ispivoted'at 250 one end of the lever 251, which lever in turn is pivotedupon the rod 252-, and-under tension of the spring 253, which surroundsthe rod 252. The lower portion of the. lever is angular, and designatedby the numeral 254 having a foot 255, adapted to ride against thelateral projection 256 of the cam 257. As the pro ection 256 engages thefoot 255, the lever 251 is rocked, thereby withdrawing the checkingelement 243 from the slot 244. The cam 257 is carried by and rotatablewith the revoluble driven member or shaft 89.

A pair of spaced apart guide rods 260 projects forwardly from the upperend of the forward standard, being secured in place by the nuts 261. Theouter ends of the guide rods 260 are provided with a reduced portion 263extending through the plates 264 and 265. The plate 264 is provided witha recess 266, the end walls of which are beveled as shown at 267.Mounted upon the guide rods are the sleeves 268 of the cross heads 269,in a recess 270 of which a plate 271 is not only secured by the screws272, but also by the bolt 273. Projecting upwardly from the bolt 273from the enlargement 274 thereof is a stud 275, which enters aslot 276of the lever 277, which is fixed to. rock with the'vertical shaft 278'As the shaft 278 is rocked, the cross head is moved toward and away fromthe forward standard. The plate 271 is constructed with an extension279, the end of which adjacent the under surface is provided with abevel 280.] Pivoted by the screws 272 upon the plate 271 are levers 281,the long arms 282 of which havesecured thereto the quill holding jaws283, by means of the screws 284. These jaws are constructed withrccesses285, to receive the shuttle holding end of the quill, the lips286 acting as teeth extend into the groove 287 of the cone quill. Thisgroove in commercial fields is entitled a shuttle spring groove. Aspring 288 connecting two of the screws 284 holds the jaws 283 adjac'ent to and in contact with the extension 279. When the cross head 269is moved toward the forward standard the jaws 283 enter the spaces 242,

between, the base 240 of the tube and the upper end of-the sides of thepocket 236. When said jaws 283 enter these spaces, they grip the shuttlehandling end of the quill,

the lip 286 entering said shuttle spring "290, whici are SGC HIBd afi-"moveinent, and thg pos iftignfso that the stripping jaws an;plojsei'lupon .the quiiiL After: the quill .isfifegnoyed from thegasket.

the cross head.- 269 f re rm iiisl in the '9 mm moving dgwnwardlyjoskip: the \ir'a s'te fmm thequi-H; It will benbs-e 'ved that while;

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beveled edge- POIQOHSQQZP f tixghort arms 296. ofthelgevers 28L are'inengagement witi'i lower endofgthe rokinglipdS mfipm is-fixed by thenutfb .0% therewith.

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:1 awn span by the asperatjon h bar s fhiiethrajaws are strippingonremoving From the foregoing it will be observed therehas been produced anovel and efficient quill stripping machine, and one which has beenfound practical and desirable in many ways.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis 1. In a quill stripping machine, a pair of quill holding jaws, areciprocating element having stripping jaws movable therewith, a membermovable independently on said element for closing said jaws, and arevoluble device for reciprocating said element, and means actuated bysaid device to actuate said member at a predetermined moment in areverse direction to the movement of the element to close the jaws.

2. In a quill stripping machine, a reciprocating element havingstripping jaws movable therewith, a member movable independently on saidelement for closing said jaws, and a revoluble device for reciprocatingsaid element, and meansactuated by said device to actuate said member ata pre-determined moment in a reverse direction to the movement of theelement to close the jaws, and means for returning said member to itsinitial position, whereby said jaws may open.

3. In a quill stripping machine, a reciprocating element havingstripping jaws movable therewith, a member movable independently on saidelement for closing said jaws, and a revoluble device for reciprocatingsaid element, and means actuated by said device to actuate said memberat a predetermined moment in a reverse direction to' the movement of theelement to close the jaws, and means for returning said member to itsinitial position, whereby said jaws may open, and spring means forthrowing the stripping jaws open.

4. In a quill stripping machine, a reciprocating element having a crosshead provided with stripping jaws, spring tensioned means between saidjaws, and a member slidable on said element to close said jaws againstthe spring means, means for actuating said member independently of theelement to close the jaws.

5. In a quill stripping machine, an element having a pair of strippinjaws provided with heel buffers, means or reciprocating said element, amember slidable on the element adapted to be forced between the heelbuffers independent of the move- -ment of the element to close thestripping aws.

6. In a quill stripping machine, an element having a pair of strippingjaws provided with heel buffers, means for reciprocating said element, amember slidable on the element adapted to be forced between the heelbuffers to close the stripping jaws, and a mechanism actuated by saidmeans for forcing the member between the heel buffers.

7. In a quill stripping machine, an element having a pair of strippingjaws provided with heel buffers, means for reciprocating said element, amember slidable on the element adapted to be forced between the heelbufi'ers to close the stripping jaws, and a mechanism actuated by saidmeans for forcing the member between the heel buffers, and means to becontacted with by a part of saidmember to withdraw the member frombetween the buffers.

8. In a quill stripping machine, a reciprocating element having a pairof stripping jaws provided with heel buffers, and a member slidable onthe element to force the heel buffers apart to close the jaws, meansplaced under tension by the closing of said jaws for opening the samewhen the member is removed from between the buffers, and means forremoving the member from between the buffers.

9. In a quill stripping machine, a reciprocating element having a air ofpivoted stripping jaws provided with heel buffers, means forreciprocating said element, a member slidable on the element adapted tobe forced between the buffers to close the jaws, a mechanism actuated bysaid means a little before the element reaches the limit of its upwardmovement to force the member between the heel buffers, means placedunder tension when the buffers are forced apart and the jaws closed, foropening the jaws when the member is removed from between the buffers,said member having a device, and means contacted with my said devicejust before the element reaches the limit of its downward movement toremove the member from between the buffers, to allow the tension meansto open the jaws.

10. In a quill stripping machine, an element having a pair of strippingjaws provided with heel buffers, means for reciprocating said element, amember slidable on the element adapted to be forced between the heelbuffers to close the stripping jaws, a mechanism actuated by said meansfor forcing the member between the heel buffers, a device to becontacted with by a part of said member to withdraw the member frombetween the buffers.

11. In a quill stripping machine, an element having a pair of strippingjaws provided with heel buffers, means for reciprocating said eleme t, amember slidable on the element adapte to be forced between the heelbuffers to close the stripping jaws, a mechanism includin an oscillatorydevice and actuated by sai means for forcing the member between the heelbuffers, a device to be contacted with by a part of said member towithdraw the member from between the buffers, said reciprocating meanshaving for. throwing the oscillatory device in the.

path of a part of said member.

12. In a quill stripping machine, an element having a pair of strippingjaws, means for reciprocating said element, a member slidable on theelement adapted to be forced between the jaws to close the same, and adevice having connections with said means and actuated thereby forthrowing the device in the path ofa part of the member to force themember between said jaws.

13. In a quill stripping machine, an element having a pair of strippingjaws, means for reciprocating said element, a member slidable on theelement adapted to be forced between the jaws to close the same, and adevice having spring tensioned connections with said means'and actuatedthereby for throwing the device in the path of a part of the member toforce the member between said jaws.

14. In a quill stripping machine, an element having a pair of strlppingjaws, means for reciprocating said element, a member slidable on theelement adapted to be forced between the jaws to close the same, and adevice havingspring tensioned connections with said means and actuatedthereby for throwing the device in the path of a part of the member toforce the member between said jaws, and a stationary device to becontacted with by'a part of said member to withdraw the member frombetween the jaws to permit them to open.

15. In a quill stripping machine, an element having a pair of strippingjaws, means for reciprocating said-l element, a member slidable on theelement, said reciprocating means including a shaft having a cam, apivoted device having spring-tensione means, adapted to intermittentlyengage the cam for throwing thepivoted device in the path of a part ofsaid member to force the member between the jaws to close the same.

16. In a quill stripping machine, an element having apair of strippingjaws, means for reciprocating said element, a member slidable on theelement, said reciprocating means including a shafthaving a cam, apivoted device having spring-tensioned means, adapted to intermittentlyengage the cam for throwing the pivoted device in the path of a part ofsaid member to force the member between the jaws to close the same, andmeans to be contacted with by a part of said member to withdraw themember from between the jaws. I

17. In a quill stripping machine, a quill containing throat having adischarge mouth, a mechanism for intermittently feeding the quills fromthe throat to the mouth, a quill checking mechanism, a quill dischargingmechanism including a member for opening the mouth, an element having apair of stripping jaws, means for reciprocating said element, and towhich reciprocating means each of said mechanisms have independentoperative connections, whereby the mechanisms are coiirdinately operatedat redetermined moments, said element including a member, and amechanism including a device operated by said reciprocating means to bethrown in the. path of the member to force the same between said jaws toclose the jaws.

18. In a quill stripping machine, a quill containing throat having adischarge mouth, a mechanism for intermittently feeding the quills fromthe throat to the mouth, a quill checking mechanism, a quill dischargingmechanism including a member for opening the month, an element having a:pair of stripping jaws means for reciprocating said element, and towhich reciprocating means each of said mechanisms have independentoperative connections, whereby the mechanisms are coordinately. operatedat predetermined moments, said element including a member, and amechanism including a device operated by said reciprocating means to bethrown in the path of the member to force the same between said jaws toclose the jaws,

and means to be contacted with by a part of said member to withdraw thesame from between the jaws.

19. In a quill stripping machine, a quill containing throat having adischarge mouth, a mechanism including stripping jaws for stripping eachquill, means for reciprocating said mechanism and including a cam, arocking lever actuated by said cam, an arm pivoted upon said rockinglever, spring tensioned means connecting the arm and the lever, a devicepivoted to the free end of the arm movable yieldably transversely of thethroat and penetrable yieldably between the quills to feed one quill ata time from the throat to the month, said device also acting as a quillchecker.

, 20. In a quill stripping machine, a quill containing throat having adischarge mouth, a feeding mechanism for feeding one quill at a timefrom the throat to the mouth, a quill stripping mechanism includingstripping jaws, means for reciprocating said jaws, a mechanism actuatedby said reciprocating means for closing the jaws, a rock shaft havingconnections with and operated by the reciprocatingmeans, an arm on oneend of the rock shaft having a discharge member at its free nd movabletransversely of the mouth to discharge a quill.

21. In a quill stripping machine, a quill containing throat having adischarge mouth, a feeding mechanism for feeding one quill at a timefrom the throat to the mouth, a quill stripping mechanism includingstrip-

